"Your fifth spirit skill is powerful," Yaomei smirked, "but it has a fatal flaw—it requires direct eye contact!"
Dugu Yan was momentarily taken aback. She hadn't expected her spirit skill's weakness to be exposed so quickly. With Hu Liena's high level of mental strength, even with her eyes closed, her actions were barely affected.
But no matter—someone else was ready with a powerful move.
"Ice Arm Spirit Bone Skill: Frozen!"
In the next moment, Hu Liena, who had her attention focused on Dugu Yan, was frozen in place.
"Another spirit bone? And it's from that girl with the Yin-Yang Lotus!" someone in the crowd gasped.
"It's like these spirit bones are free!"
Ye Lingling smiled as she looked at the immobilized Yaomei. "Xiao Wu, now's your chance!"
This Frost Spirit Bone was a gift from Su Ming, intended as a protective measure for Ye Lingling—a premium spirit bone at seventy thousand years. Although not one of the rare hundred-thousand-year bones, it offered her substantial self-defense capabilities.
Unlike Ning Rongrong, who had a natural gift for spiritual skills, Ye Lingling needed extra protection. Su Ming owned several spirit bones from system rewards, but he preferred to wait for rarer ones before assigning them to his team.
As such, he had given her this Frost Spirit Bone to enhance her abilities. Before the finals, Su Ming, wary of potential danger, helped her reach the fiftieth level and gifted her a divine-bestowed spirit ring, which she absorbed to attain a forty-thousand-year ring. Her power now stood at fifty-two.
With the freeze immobilizing Yaomei for a brief moment, Xiao Wu teleported right beside him.
"Hehe, it's been a while since I used this. Your strength should hold up, right?"
"Eight-Stage Throw!"
With a powerful kick, Xiao Wu launched Yaomei into the air.
"Nine Treasures, Rise: Power, Speed, Spirit!" Ning Rongrong grinned mischievously as she chanted. Despite Hu Liena's rumored infatuation with Su Ming, Rongrong didn't mind—this was a tournament, after all.
Launched by Xiao Wu's Eight-Stage Throw, Yaomei tried to resist by breaking out of the ice with his superior strength, but he found himself unable to fully shake off Xiao Wu's grip. Her teleportation skill made it even harder for him to escape; whenever he thought he was free, she appeared above or behind him.
"Fourth Spirit Skill: Blades of Fury!"
Yaomei finally managed to find a brief opening to unleash his fourth spirit skill, sending a flurry of blades flying toward Xiao Wu.
At that moment, Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ring glowed, covering her in golden light.
"Fourth Spirit Skill: Invincible Golden Body!"
This was the first time she'd had to activate Invincible Golden Body during the tournament; few opponents had forced her to use it. Watching from below, Yu Xiaogang was stunned to realize her fourth skill granted invincibility.
With her Invincible Golden Body, Xiao Wu was immune to physical attacks, enduring Yaomei's desperate assault as she completed the final throw. With one last kick, she sent Yaomei hurtling down toward the arena.
As the dust settled, Yaomei staggered to his feet. The armor they'd gained from their fusion was cracked, and those with keen senses noticed blood staining his lips, barely visible against the armor's color.
Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed. She recognized the power of Xiao Wu's Eight-Stage Throw, a skill she knew well through Ah Rou. Its force was undeniable.
"Brother," Hu Liena whispered, struggling to stand, "we're severely injured, and our spirit power is nearly depleted. We only have one final move left."
"Nana, let's use it," Xie Yue replied, his voice tinged with frustration. "We'll aim to take down at least one of them."
Yaomei's left leg bone glowed as they charged at Ning Rongrong, their last target. They propelled forward, doubling down with their tail bone to boost speed.
Xiao Wu and the others hadn't anticipated that a weakened Yaomei would launch such a swift, desperate attack.